Meritlending.Com Mortgage Lending & HMDA Data, 2004

In 2004, Meritlending.Com of Costa Mesa, CA reported 2,493 mortgage applications totaling $452.3 million, up 14% from 2003. The average application was for $181,436, and applicants reported an average income of $68,237. 64% of its applications resulted in an originated loan and 2% were denied. Its largest markets were Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (250), Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL (229) and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA (211) (applications in parentheses).

Mortgage Company & Address Meritlending.Com
575 Anton Blvd. #1050
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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Years 2005  2004  2003  
Total Number of Mortgage Applications 2,493
Total Mortgage Loan Application Amount $452,322,000
Average Mortgage Loan Application Amount $181,436
Highest Mortgage Loan Application Amount $1,102,000
Average Applicant Income $68,237
Highest Applicant Income $1,104,000

About this data: figures come from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) records Meritlending.Com filed with the FFIEC and count every application it reported (approved, denied, withdrawn or purchased), not just closed loans. Applications reported at $100 million or more are left out of these totals.

Mortgage Loan Application Totals for Meritlending.Com by Metropolitan Area in 2004

Metro Area Total Number of Mortgage Loan Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Application Amount Average Applicant Income
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 250 $ 47,852,000 $ 191,408 $ 84,000
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL 229 $ 35,528,000 $ 155,144 $ 64,000
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA 211 $ 49,430,000 $ 234,265 $ 67,000
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 119 $ 18,811,000 $ 158,075 $ 68,000
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA 102 $ 31,483,000 $ 308,656 $ 86,000
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA 85 $ 17,087,000 $ 201,023 $ 87,000
Baltimore-Towson, MD 76 $ 12,683,000 $ 166,881 $ 73,000
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA 57 $ 16,155,000 $ 283,421 $ 111,000
Fresno, CA 53 $ 6,593,000 $ 124,396 $ 47,000
Orlando, FL 52 $ 7,174,000 $ 137,961 $ 54,000
Bakersfield, CA 51 $ 5,493,000 $ 107,705 $ 58,000
Redding, CA 50 $ 6,620,000 $ 132,400 $ 57,000
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA 50 $ 10,121,000 $ 202,420 $ 67,000
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL 47 $ 6,989,000 $ 148,702 $ 51,000
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA 45 $ 11,213,000 $ 249,177 $ 120,000
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 41 $ 4,940,000 $ 120,487 $ 53,000
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL 41 $ 7,716,000 $ 188,195 $ 75,000
Stockton, CA 38 $ 6,212,000 $ 163,473 $ 60,000
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL 29 $ 4,139,000 $ 142,724 $ 47,000
Jacksonville, FL 24 $ 2,544,000 $ 106,000 $ 39,000
Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg, MD 23 $ 4,953,000 $ 215,347 $ 68,000
Denver-Aurora, CO 23 $ 4,429,000 $ 192,565 $ 61,000
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 22 $ 5,280,000 $ 240,000 $ 72,000
Modesto, CA 20 $ 3,653,000 $ 182,650 $ 76,000
Tacoma, WA 20 $ 3,217,000 $ 160,850 $ 47,000
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 20 $ 4,985,000 $ 249,250 $ 95,000
Visalia-Porterville, CA 20 $ 2,320,000 $ 116,000 $ 45,000
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 19 $ 2,147,000 $ 113,000 $ 45,000
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 18 $ 3,508,000 $ 194,888 $ 71,000
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 18 $ 5,061,000 $ 281,166 $ 116,000
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA 17 $ 4,019,000 $ 236,411 $ 77,000
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA 17 $ 3,845,000 $ 226,176 $ 84,000
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI 16 $ 2,714,000 $ 169,625 $ 84,000
Chico, CA 14 $ 1,989,000 $ 142,071 $ 54,000
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA 14 $ 4,992,000 $ 356,571 $ 93,000
Yuba City, CA 14 $ 2,346,000 $ 167,571 $ 48,000
Merced, CA 13 $ 2,164,000 $ 166,461 $ 56,000
Spokane, WA 13 $ 1,310,000 $ 100,769 $ 37,000
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 12 $ 1,466,000 $ 122,166 $ 43,000
Colorado Springs, CO 11 $ 1,302,000 $ 118,363 $ 43,000
Naples-Marco Island, FL 11 $ 1,944,000 $ 176,727 $ 72,000
Peoria, IL 11 $ 887,000 $ 80,636 $ 46,000
Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL 11 $ 1,335,000 $ 121,363 $ 46,000
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 10 $ 1,409,000 $ 140,900 $ 79,000
Lakeland, FL 10 $ 929,000 $ 92,900 $ 65,000
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL 10 $ 1,520,000 $ 152,000 $ 43,000
Salt Lake City, UT 10 $ 845,000 $ 84,500 $ 39,000
Columbus, GA-AL 9 $ 1,221,000 $ 135,666 $ 54,000
Ogden-Clearfield, UT 9 $ 1,429,000 $ 158,777 $ 50,000
Salinas, CA 9 $ 2,657,000 $ 295,222 $ 91,000
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 8 $ 1,178,000 $ 147,250 $ 54,000
Eugene-Springfield, OR 7 $ 990,000 $ 141,428 $ 57,000
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA 7 $ 1,690,000 $ 241,428 $ 56,000
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 7 $ 2,120,000 $ 302,857 $ 96,000
Yakima, WA 7 $ 920,000 $ 131,428 $ 57,000
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 6 $ 1,162,000 $ 193,666 $ 71,000
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 6 $ 794,000 $ 132,333 $ 46,000
Olympia, WA 6 $ 729,000 $ 121,500 $ 49,000
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 6 $ 782,000 $ 130,333 $ 54,000
Provo-Orem, UT 6 $ 911,000 $ 151,833 $ 86,000
Rockford, IL 6 $ 482,000 $ 80,333 $ 42,000
Champaign-Urbana, IL 5 $ 616,000 $ 123,200 $ 60,000
Springfield, IL 5 $ 421,000 $ 84,200 $ 67,000
El Centro, CA 4 $ 343,000 $ 85,750 $ 60,000
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL 4 $ 648,000 $ 162,000 $ 80,000
Gainesville, FL 4 $ 267,000 $ 66,750 $ 82,000
Gainesville, GA 4 $ 675,000 $ 168,750 $ 69,000
Grand Junction, CO 4 $ 658,000 $ 164,500 $ 53,000
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 4 $ 682,000 $ 170,500 $ 66,000
Madera, CA 4 $ 622,000 $ 155,500 $ 67,000
Medford, OR 4 $ 484,000 $ 121,000 $ 49,000
Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL 4 $ 529,000 $ 132,250 $ 52,000
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 4 $ 987,000 $ 246,750 $ 52,000
Tallahassee, FL 4 $ 426,000 $ 106,500 $ 66,000
Bellingham, WA 3 $ 613,000 $ 204,333 $ 83,000
Savannah, GA 3 $ 393,000 $ 131,000 $ 63,000
Albany, GA 2 $ 252,000 $ 126,000 $ 67,000
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 2 $ 330,000 $ 165,000 $ 45,000
Boulder, CO 2 $ 363,000 $ 181,500 $ 48,000
Dalton, GA 2 $ 131,000 $ 65,500 $ 63,000
Fort Wayne, IN 2 $ 196,000 $ 98,000 $ 126,000
Macon, GA 2 $ 379,000 $ 189,500 $ 64,000
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 2 $ 330,000 $ 165,000 $ 75,000
Napa, CA 2 $ 801,000 $ 400,500 $ 109,000
Punta Gorda, FL 2 $ 197,000 $ 98,500 $ 47,000
Salisbury, MD 2 $ 232,000 $ 116,000 $ 61,000
Vero Beach, FL 2 $ 533,000 $ 266,500 $ 78,000
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 1 $ 360,000 $ 360,000 $ 92,000
Athens-Clarke County, GA 1 $ 400,000 $ 400,000 $ 215,000
Bend, OR 1 $ 128,000 $ 128,000 $ 48,000
Brunswick, GA 1 $ 132,000 $ 132,000 $ 108,000
Corvallis, OR 1 $ 60,000 $ 60,000 $ 54,000
Cumberland, MD-WV 1 $ 54,000 $ 54,000 $ 27,000
Decatur, IL 1 $ 40,000 $ 40,000 $ 7,000
Duluth, MN-WI 1 $ 274,000 $ 274,000 $ 72,000
Greeley, CO 1 $ 85,000 $ 85,000 $ 158,000
Kankakee-Bradley, IL 1 $ 203,000 $ 203,000 $ 55,000
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA 1 $ 90,000 $ 90,000 $ 29,000
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 1 $ 228,000 $ 228,000 $ 55,000
Pueblo, CO 1 $ 76,000 $ 76,000 $ 12,000
Reno-Sparks, NV 1 $ 242,000 $ 242,000 $ 39,000
Salem, OR 1 $ 94,000 $ 94,000 $ 46,000
St. George, UT 1 $ 153,000 $ 153,000 $ 50,000
St. Louis, MO-IL 1 $ 116,000 $ 116,000 $ 61,000
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1 $ 140,000 $ 140,000 $ 77,000
York-Hanover, PA 1 $ 223,000 $ 223,000 $ 44,000

Mortgage Loan Application Detail Totals for Meritlending.Com in 2004

Loan Purpose

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Refinancing 2,399 $429,145,000 $162,125 $1,102,000 $63,625 $600,000
Home Purchase 94 $23,177,000 $266,555 $755,000 $161,222 $1,104,000
Home Improvement 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Applicant Race

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Not Provided 2,207 $395,649,000 $175,714 $1,102,000 $64,214 $1,104,000
White 208 $40,070,000 $165,538 $700,000 $69,538 $365,000
Hispanic 47 $9,946,000 $198,428 $435,000 $61,571 $181,000
Black or African American 20 $3,902,000 $155,666 $721,000 $52,333 $169,000
Asian 8 $2,159,000 $201,666 $495,000 $73,666 $103,000
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1 $180,000 $180,000 $180,000 $106,000 $106,000
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 $135,000 $135,000 $135,000 $60,000 $60,000
Not applicable 1 $281,000 $281,000 $281,000 $90,000 $90,000

Loan Type

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Conventional (any loan other than FHA, VA, FSA, or RHS loans) 2,482 $450,377,000 $168,470 $1,102,000 $67,588 $1,104,000
FHA-insured (Federal Housing Administration) 6 $987,000 $132,000 $224,000 $44,000 $80,000
FSA/RHS (Farm Service Agency or Rural Housing Service) 5 $958,000 $196,750 $418,000 $56,500 $151,000
VA-guaranteed (Veterans Administration) 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Outcome

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Loan Originated 1,586 $288,800,000 $157,250 $1,102,000 $67,062 $1,104,000
Application Withdrawn By Applicant 862 $156,398,000 $188,333 $1,000,000 $67,666 $1,104,000
Application Denied By Financial Institution 45 $7,124,000 $157,777 $400,000 $60,333 $300,000
Application Approved But Not Accepted 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
File Closed For Incompleteness 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Loan Purchased By The Institution 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Preapproval Approved but not Accepted 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Preapproval Denied by Financial Institution 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Denial Reason

Total Number of Mortgage Applications Total Dollar Amount of Mortgage Loan Applications Average Mortgage Loan Amount Highest Mortgage Loan Amount Average Applicant Income Highest Applicant Income
Collateral 18 $2,560,000 $138,142 $400,000 $56,571 $116,000
Credit History 11 $1,439,000 $127,000 $215,000 $61,000 $96,000
Other 7 $1,685,000 $213,000 $305,000 $102,000 $300,000
Debt-To-Income Ratio 2 $279,000 $139,500 $187,000 $16,500 $33,000
Unverifiable Information 1 $131,000 $131,000 $131,000 $29,000 $29,000
Insufficient Cash (Downpayment, Closing Cost) 1 $159,000 $159,000 $159,000 $43,000 $43,000
Mortgage Insurance Denied 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Employment History 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Credit Application Incomplete 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

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